Bulgaria
Bulgarian satellite maker EnduroSat has raised $104 million from Google Ventures and the EIC Fund to expand modular satellite production in Bulgaria, marking a major boost for Europe’s growing space and defense industry.
Poland
GE Aerospace has signed an MoU with Poland’s Military Aviation Works No. 2 (WZL-2) to explore domestic maintenance and overhaul capabilities for the F110-GE-129 engine that powers the F-15EX. The move strengthens Poland’s aerospace ecosystem and advances its role in supporting NATO airpower.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
After days of halted production, Bosnia’s ammunition manufacturer UNIS Ginex reached an agreement with the Federation government. Prime Minister Nermin Niksic met with the company’s Management and Supervisory Board, resulting in a new wage adjustment and a temporary stabilization plan.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ginex management sides with workers, rejecting the Supervisory Board’s pay-increase plan tied to reduced job-complexity coefficients. Production remains halted, and the company calls for urgent government intervention.
Slovenia
DOK-ING and Valhalla Turrets have signed a Teaming Agreement at SIDEC 2025, unveiling the MV-8 Komodo + Mangart 25 AD — an integrated unmanned counter-UAS and combat system that highlights the strength of Croatian-Slovenian industrial cooperation in next-generation defense technologies.
SEE New Markets
With Bamako surrounded and Burkina Faso buying Chinese artillery by the dozen, the Sahel’s shifting alliances are redrawing Africa’s defence map. The West is losing ground — and South-East European manufacturers may find an opening where others retreat.
Slovenia
Slovenian drone company OneDrone is expanding its regional footprint through its Croatian branch, offering full-service UAV and CUAV solutions that combine training, industrial operations, and advanced autonomous systems.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia’s state-owned defense company BNT TMiH has launched domestic drone production, unveiling single-use and reusable UAVs built entirely with local expertise and components. The move marks Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry into the growing group of nations developing indigenous drone technology.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Production at Bosnia’s ammunition giant UNIS Ginex has been halted again as workers await confirmation of a promised 20% wage increase and 400 BAM bonus.
Opinion
From Kyiv to Tel Aviv, one truth is reshaping global defense economics: it’s cheaper to attack than to defend. As thousands of drones flood the skies, interception has become the fastest-growing frontier — and the next trillion-dollar race in defense technology.
Poland
The Polish-American startup SalesPatriot is building a next-generation defense procurement platform — combining AI, structured data, and legacy systems — to speed up supply chains and strengthen Western defense resilience.
United States
Pytho AI, founded by ex-Marine Michael Mearn, is developing an AI-driven planning platform to modernize the Department of Defense’s mission planning process—cutting preparation time from days to minutes.